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Florida Concludes Keyontae Johnson's December Collapse Was Not COVID-19 Related

The University of Florida's men's basketball team announced has concluded that Keyontae Johnson's on-the-court collapse on Dec. 12 was not COVID-19 related. The university consulted with multiple healthcare professionals. Johnson, who has been serving as a coach since recovering from the incident, will not play basketball for the rest of this season.

UF Health physicians reviewed relevant imaging and testing with other local and national experts including physicians from the Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Gainesville, University of Washington Center for Sports Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Yale University School of Medicine.